# Alvarez latest + £120m Barcola deal & UCL draw imminent

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Published: 2026-08-27T10:26:01+00:00
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Hello everyone and welcome back to Inside Arsenal. In today's show I discuss the latest around Julian Alvarez, with the situation over in the Spain between Barcelona and Atletico getting increasingly ugly. I also discuss Bradley Barcola, who is on his way to Liverpool and look ahead to this evening's Champions League draw. You can order the Arsenal kit history poster here: https://www.matthewjiwood.com/subbuteo-xis/arsenal-kit-history Become an Inside Arsenal Patreon member, get exclusive extra content and help support my work and the channel: https://www.patreon.com/charleswatts Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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